Conger fornicatus Frizzell and Lamber 1962 (conger eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Full reference: D. L. Frizzell and C. K. Lamber. 1962. Distinctive "congrid type" fish otoliths from the lower Tertiary of the Gulf Coast (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 32(5):87-101

Belongs to Conger according to D. L. Frizzell and C. K. Lamber 1962

Sister taxa: Conger acutus, Conger davidsmithi, Conger dissimilis, Conger glaber, Conger illaesus, Conger oceanicus, Conger tokoroa, Conger vetustus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Duty Landing (Eocene of Louisiana)

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